Police firearm discharged at Sydney Airport during arrest

NAMPA / Xinhua

2025-08-13

SYDNEY, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Sydney Airport was partially locked down on Wednesday morning after a police officer's firearm was discharged in the course of an arrest. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) confirmed that officers arrested a man in the T2 domestic terminal at the airport on Wednesday morning after a police firearm was discharged. An AFP statement said that an investigation into the incident has commenced and that there is no ong......

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